U+1794 "ប" Khmer Letter Ba Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1794 "ប" Khmer Letter Ba is a fundamental consonant in the Khmer alphabet, representing the phoneme /b/ in its standard form, though its pronunciation can shift in certain contexts. This character is visually distinguished by its unique circular top and curved tail, and it belongs to the modern Khmer script used to write the Khmer language of Cambodia. As a member of the Unicode Standard’s Khmer block, it ensures digital representation and exchange of this script across global systems, preserving the linguistic heritage of the Cambodian people and enabling accurate text processing for everyday communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+1794
Version Added 3.0
Name Khmer Letter Ba
Block Khmer
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ប
HTML Hex Encoding ប
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x9E 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1794
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001794
C/C++/Java Escape \u1794

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Complex Context Dependent (South East Asian)
Script Khmer
Script Extensions Khmer
Indic Syllabic Category Consonant
Indic Conjunct Break Consonant
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter